Broken Wings (8 page)

The crowd applauded wildly and Minerva smiled. “Now, is there any harvu cake?”

Laughter took over and Minerva sat back down with Astien beside her.

He smiled. “Good speech.”

She inclined her head. “Thank you. It was true. First, I started looking one day ahead then another and another. It was when I was waiting for you to come back to the Citadel.”

He lifted her hand to his lips. “Those were the right words.”

She laughed and Poppy chortled happily.

Luncheon was served and so was the cake.

Minerva listened to the music start up and dancing soon began. Poppy hopped to the table, and to Minerva’s surprise, she started pecking at flecks of meat left over on the plate.

Minerva turned to Astien and smiled. “Those were the right words for her, too. Now, will you kiss me so we can get this courtship started?”

And because he was a very obliging Enjel, he did.

Okay, so it was very heavy for the beginning of 2015. It started dark and didn’t seem to get lighter until the end. That caught me by surprise. I expected a sweet ending, no giggles.

I giggled.

This release date marks my 300
^th
solo title. I have decided that that title is to be written by my alter ego, Zenina Masters, and it is one of the Shifting Crossroads books;
Snow Time for Love.

Thanks for reading,

Viola Grace

http://www.violagrace.com

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Viola Grace (aka Zenina Masters) is a Canadian sci-fi/paranormal romance writer with ambitions to keep writing for the rest of her life. She specializes in short stories because the thrill of discovery, of all those firsts, is what keeps her writing.

An artist who enjoys a story that catches you up, whirls you around and sets you down with a smile on your face is all she endeavours to be. She prefers to leave the drama to those who are better suited to it, she always goes for the cheap laugh.